Tag: NBN network

Optus and TPG Refunding 6.5 Million to Consumers for Underperforming NBN Speeds

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced that Optus and TPG would be refunding 6.5 million to tens of thousands of NBN consumers for not informing them suitably of underdelivered internet speeds. Under ACMA rules, telcos must verify maximum internet speeds when migrating customers to the NBN and notify them when speeds cannot meet…


Nearly $500 Million Package to Upgrade Regional NBN Network: Australian Government

The Australian government has announced it will spend $480 million ($US358 million) to provide more than a million premises in regional and rural Australia with faster NBN (National Broadband Network) internet speeds. The upgrade project is expected to boost the speed of the NBN’s fixed wireless network and extend the data caps of the satellite…


Labor Promises Faster Internet for More Homes and Businesses

The Australia Labor Party (ALP) has pledged to bring high-speed internet to 1.5 million additional homes and businesses through an upgrade of the National Broadband Network (NBN). The project will cost $2.4 billion dollars and accelerate ongoing NBN upgrades, giving Australians who now rely on copper wire connections the choice of having fibre connected directly…